Girls Night Out

I worked for a business process outsourcing (BPO) in Makati City. It was grueling, to say the least. There were days when sleep was only for an hour or two. And then it’s off to work once more. I would have stayed behind and not go home if the office didn’t kick me out. It was that tough.

What I treasure the most during those days were the after-office drinks with friends. I remember that on Thursdays, I made it a point to be out of the office by seven-ish to meet up with a college buddy and her two co-workers. We would then walk a few blocks to the Cable Car. On Thursdays, back in 2000 when Cable Car was still open, it was Girls Night Out. Drinks ordered by ladies were buy-1 take-1. I forgot the name of the drink my friend and I always ordered but it was a bit strong. I always went home tipsy from those drink. And those Thursday nights are forever etched on my mind.

It was a lot of fun!

And I am hoping I will be able to do it once more when I go back to the corporate world.

Tags: BPO, Cable Car Makati, Girls Night Out, Ladies Drinks

Early morning chats

I love chatting in the early morning, 1am onwards. There’s just something more intimate in that setting. It’s like in those hours, you are prone to divulging your innermost thoughts. And expressing your emotions…

I remember hanging out at Eastwood City after midnight just to take a break from figuring out where the darn millions of dollars of assets were recorded. I would ask one of the staff to come join me and we would stay out and chat for at least an hour before going back to balancing the books. I did it for a year: the first few months balancing the books, the rest of my stay in the company I stayed overnight doing the financial statements. It was one of the memorable parts of staying in that company for me. Chatting, hanging out, people watching in the early morning, discussing moral values of kids these days…

I am hoping the new company I will be joining will give me more than that.

What’s new on 9 to 5

Let me apologize to all of you because I always fail to update this blog. I must admit that I have other blogs i update more regularly. This one, since a specialized blog of mine, gets to be updated when something’s happened that will fall under this category. Or I recall something from my past experience that I would like to share.

While I was talking to my cousin, I realized that I might as well mix in another topic to this blog… personal savings! No, I won’t be starting a frugal blog because I am far from frugal. But I want to focus more on a person’s savings, account and all that.

I had this blog about money matters. I lost track of it. Since it’s now homeless, I might as well fuse that blog and the content of this blog together.

That’s the new 9 to 5 blog!